"Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly; and if He does not let you feel the sweetness of His love, it is to make you more humble and abject in your own eyes."

-St. Pio of Pietrelcino

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - Sorrowful Mysteries

Cardinal Friday: Pray and Sacrifice for Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, by Denise Trull at TOH Blog

The Unplugged Life Is Worth Living, by Noelle Mering at NCR

The Genius of Man, by Deborah Savage at What We Need Now

Bourbon-Chocolate Cake with Browned Buttercream Frosting, at Southern Living

A Father's Authority: Love in Action, by John Cuddeback at Life Craft

Nurturing Nostalgia At Glebe House, A Guest House and Restaurant in Rural Devon, by Nell Card at Remodelista 

Cinematic Cynicism: a Review of ‘Padre Pio’, by Brad Miner at The Catholic Thing

Homage to a Culture Warrior, by Joseph Pearce at Crisis

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In the news: Searching for Simple Truth in a Time of Complex Lies, by Ida Gazzola at B.C. Catholic 

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For your summer travels...We love these Jute Totes for carrying just about everything. Made of jute, with leather handles, and a plastic interior lining, they are great for multitasking. Customers tell us they use them for the market, dry cleaners, pool, or as a catch all when running errands.